Was at the Hauz Khas village a few days ago after many years.
It has transformed over the years with unique shops and European style cafes. I was there to visit the unique Kunzum Cafe...more about it later.
While I wasnt intriqued by any of the shops trying to be European or Indian...just to be different...what really intriqued me were the sign posts at places saying...parking for villagers only. In India rarely do the two words 'parking' and 'village' go together until its the Commonwealth Games village or Asian Games Village.
Wonder if the 'villagers' referred on the sign post are people who own shops there or are we talking about the real villagers of Hauz Khas.
The only place which attracted my attention and called me in was a village style temple in the middle of this cosmopolitan space - A temple of Lord Hanuman. In went the Musafir...to pray. A Huge plot and in the midst is this tiny temple of Hanuman...wow...what peace in Hauz Khas village. Put this on the must visit list.
After this I went to the Kunzum Cafe...a place for travellers in Delhi and a place to hang out and get to know Delhi. Nice place run by a maverick who truly believes in the spirituality of travel. Bought some of his books and listened to an American artist performing there. Must visit place for people travelling to Delhi from any part of the world.
You can sit and chat here with people about the city.
It has transformed over the years with unique shops and European style cafes. I was there to visit the unique Kunzum Cafe...more about it later.
While I wasnt intriqued by any of the shops trying to be European or Indian...just to be different...what really intriqued me were the sign posts at places saying...parking for villagers only. In India rarely do the two words 'parking' and 'village' go together until its the Commonwealth Games village or Asian Games Village.Wonder if the 'villagers' referred on the sign post are people who own shops there or are we talking about the real villagers of Hauz Khas.
The only place which attracted my attention and called me in was a village style temple in the middle of this cosmopolitan space - A temple of Lord Hanuman. In went the Musafir...to pray. A Huge plot and in the midst is this tiny temple of Hanuman...wow...what peace in Hauz Khas village. Put this on the must visit list.
After this I went to the Kunzum Cafe...a place for travellers in Delhi and a place to hang out and get to know Delhi. Nice place run by a maverick who truly believes in the spirituality of travel. Bought some of his books and listened to an American artist performing there. Must visit place for people travelling to Delhi from any part of the world.
You can sit and chat here with people about the city.
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